Nest debuts an indoor security camera
The latest venture from Nest Labs is an indoor security cam. But this camera doesn't just record the activity inside one's home -- it knows what to keep and what to discard.
The Nest Cam IQ can differentiate between a person and a pet and can alert users accordingly. When it detects a person, it can send a person alert to the phone and automatically zoom in on and track the person in the frame.
“When designing Nest Cam IQ, we focused on what we’ve learned from our customers, which is that people don’t want more information, they want insights,” said Matt Rogers, Nest co-founder and chief product officer. “So we combined intelligence with excellent image and sound quality to deliver the insights customers need, at the right time. These insights can range from telling you the kids are home from school to sending an alert if an unfamiliar person is in the living room.”
Features include high-quality video, 12x digital zoom, an advanced three-microphone array that delivers noise suppression and echo cancellation for a clearer audio, built-in encryption, and more.
A supersight feature also allows customers to simultaneously view a full 130-degree view of the room, and a close-up tracking view of the person in the home.
Powerful face recognition learning technology can also identify, categorize and teach Nest Cam IQ to differentiate between family members and strangers.
Intelligent audio alerts can also send notifications about things that the camera can’t see, including a person talking or dog barking.
